Mattoon, Illinois Travel Information

Amish Country around Arcola, Illinois Douglas and its neighboring county, Moultrie, are the center of Amish culture in Illinois. The first Amish in Illinois, however, came to the area around Peoria along the Illinois River in the 1830s. T... Arcola, IL

The Lincoln Trail and the Honeybee Trail around Charleston, Illinois The Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site near Charleston was the last home of Thomas and Sarah Bush Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln’s parents. The cabin was built in 1837 and is now reconstructed on an eigh... Charleston, IL

Other Activities

• Eastern Illinois Off the Beaten Path Travel

Lincoln Prairie Grass Trail (Distance: 0.4 mi) Starting out in Mattoon, the west half of this trail runs through sprawling tracts of farmland that are interrupted now and then with ravines, ponds, creeks, and patches of prairie and woods. In Charl...

Mattoon, IL - Rail trails - length:12.1 mi

Charleston Cruise (Distance: 10.5 mi) This ride takes you south of Charleston along quiet roads winding through the beautiful hilly woodlands that accompany the scenic Embarras River. After a bit of Lincolnia on the first leg of the ride,...

Charleston, IL - Road Biking - length:38.1 mi

Amish Country Ramble (Distance: 16.9 mi) Taking a spin through the largest Amish community in Illinois and the fourth-largest in the nation, you may come to realize that Amish country is best explored on a bike. On a bike you’re seeing the l...

Arcola, IL - Road Biking - length:31.6 mi

>> See all Trails near Mattoon, Illinois

Rogala Rogala Public Links Public, 9 holes 3069 yards, par 35 0.3 miles from center of Mattoon, Illinois

Mattoon Mattoon Golf & Country Club Private Equity, 18 holes 6690 yards, par 72 2.0 miles from center of Mattoon, Illinois

Meadow View Meadow View Golf Course Public, 18 holes 6907 yards, par 72 4.0 miles from center of Mattoon, Illinois

Charleston Charleston Country Club Private Equity, 18 holes 6266 yards, par 72 7.8 miles from center of Mattoon, Illinois

Bent Tree Bent Tree Golf Course Public, 18 holes 6240 yards, par 70 9.5 miles from center of Mattoon, Illinois

>> See all Golf Courses near Mattoon, Illinois